Odesa

Repeated explosions occurred in Odesa after the city was shelled by ballistic missiles from occupied Crimea.

An explosion occurred in Odesa amid a large-scale air raid and reports of a missile being launched toward the city.

Ukraine has issued a large-scale air alert due to the threat of a ballistic missile attack from the south, with a missile reportedly fired toward Odesa.

A former high-ranking official of the Armed Forces of Ukraine was detained for illegal enrichment worth almost UAH 58 million, including a car, an apartment and 53 land plots.

Oleh Kiper, head of the Odesa Regional State Administration, says he is not going to hold the post of Prosecutor General.

Ukraine's energy system is operating in a balanced manner, with no electricity shortages, but blackouts in some regions are caused by damage to the power grid as a result of recent Russian attacks on energy facilities.

DTEK's power engineers managed to stabilize the situation in Kryvyi Rih and Kryvyi Rih district by restoring electricity supply to all consumers after Russian shelling.

Deputies propose to increase fines to UAH 5,100 and deprivation of rights for up to 10 years for failure to give way to special vehicles, such as ambulances, fire brigades, and police cars with flashing lights and sirens.

Defense forces shot down 8 out of 9 enemy attack drones over Mykolaiv and Odesa regions at night.

In Mykolaiv, 11 people were injured when the wreckage of a downed enemy drone fell on the private sector. A house and two cars caught fire.

Due to attacks by Russian drones that damaged substations in Odesa region, emergency power outages and suspension of electric transport are being implemented to prevent further overloading of equipment.

Last night, Russian troops attacked energy facilities in Mykolaiv and Odesa regions with drones, causing destruction and injuries.

An enemy attack on Odesa damaged the energy infrastructure, leading to a partial power outage in the city.

Ukraine's Air Force reports groups of enemy drones heading northwest toward Odesa region from the Black Sea.

The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine informs about a missile threat in Odesa region.

The Odesa Regional State Administration plans to open the beach season this year, military and weather conditions permitting, providing safe places for people to recuperate at sea, as it did last year when six inspected beaches near shelters were opened.

Modern fortifications are being built in Odesa region, including trenches, dugouts, shelters for personnel and equipment in accordance with military planning and engineering standards, as well as more than 5,000 concrete pyramids set up as vehicle traps.

The Security Service of Ukraine has identified the son of a serviceman among the coordinators of attacks in Odesa region, despite the fact that his father is serving at the front and was wounded in the war.

Due to the shelling in Odesa region, there may be power outages, and power engineers are asking to reduce the load on the grid to bring the power system back to normal.

russia targeted energy facilities in the Dnipropetrovs'k region with missiles and drones, causing short-term interruptions in electricity and heat supply, but this did not significantly affect the overall operation of the power system.

At night, the enemy continued drone attacks on the southeastern regions. Air defense forces shot down 22 drones over Dnipro, Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson regions. However, port infrastructure was damaged in some areas.

The head of the Odesa regional state administration said that the russian "contingent" in unrecognized Transnistria does not pose a threat to Ukraine, as Ukraine has built fortifications on the border and controls the entire border area.

Ukraine's Air Force informs of Shakhtys moving from the Black Sea toward the south of Odesa region.

An air alert has been declared in Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions of Ukraine due to a missile threat.

The Russian strike on March 22 was the largest attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure since the beginning of the war: more than 150 weapons were used simultaneously, causing significant damage to the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant, leading to power outages in 12 regions, with Kharkiv, Odesa, and Khmelnytsky regions suffering the most.

Russians fired a ballistic missile, probably an Iskander-M, from occupied Crimea, which landed in an open area in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Odesa region, causing no casualties or damage.

Odesa region is switching from emergency to stabilization blackouts. Power engineers improved the situation with power supply overnight.

In Kharkiv, power engineers have developed a two-stage plan to restore power supply, which first involves the priority disconnection of critical facilities and then restoration of the standard power supply scheme within a few days, with possible restrictions on weekends and beyond due to damage caused by an enemy attack on the energy facilities that supply the city.

Overnight, power companies restored electricity supply to more than 1 million consumers who were cut off due to enemy shelling and network restrictions.

Russia launched massive strikes on many Ukrainian cities, causing casualties and damaging energy infrastructure, which President Zelenskyy condemned as "terror by definition".